Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Antonio Brown (knee) did not participate in practice Thursday, Jan. 28.

Minnesota Vikings assistant coach Ryan Ficken on Thursday, Jan. 28, is being promoted to special teams coordinator, per a source.

Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford will likely be traded this offseason, and the New England Patriots are one of the two ‘front-runners’ due to their quarterback need and favorable salary cap situation, according to a recent article written for The Athletic.

Former LB Zach Orr will interview for the Jacksonville Jaguars’ linebackers coach vacancy.

Former QB Josh McCown is being targeted by Houston Texans head coach David Culley as an assistant.

Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson requested a trade from the Texans a few weeks ago, and teams have been calling to acquire him. Watson negotiated a no-trade clause in the extension he signed last summer and, by virtue of his contract, would decide what places would be acceptable.

The Jacksonville Jaguars hired University of Texas assistant Fernando Lovo to serve as a ‘chief of staff,’ according to Sirius XM NFL Radio’s Adam Caplan.

The Indianapolis Colts hired Scott Milanovich (Jaguars) as their quarterbacks coach on Tuesday, Jan. 26.

Detroit Lions tight ends coach Benjamin Johnson is expected to remain with the team for 2021, according to the Detroit Free Press’ Dave Birkett.

Los Angeles Rams QBs Jared Goff and John Wolford are expected to take part in an ‘open competition’ for the starting quarterback job in training camp, according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. This assumes that the Rams don’t trade Goff during the offseason.